The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, November 2, 1970
Waxing Crescent
12.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
7:38 PM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 592
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Nov 2, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.7° / 139.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -27.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.29° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.68° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.